Fish

Reproduction compromises adaptive immunity in a cyprinid fish

© 2017, The Ecological Society of Japan. Vertebrates differ in their ability to mount an adaptive immune response to novel antigens. Bioenergetic resources available to an organism are finite; investment in reproduction compromises immune function …

Reproduction of Baltic cod, Gadus morhua (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Gadidae), in the Gotland Basin: Causes of annual variability

Background. The Gotland Basin spawning ground is one of three main$backslash$nspawning areas of Baltic cod, Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758. The threshold$backslash$nwater parameters for cod development are the salinity exceeding 11% and$backslash$nthe …